St. Peter's Cathedral Archives houses and makes available the Cathedral official archives, along with archival materials related to the church community in Charlottetown and across Prince Edward Island.
The archives of St. Peter's rectors and related clergy is an artificially organized series of records found during the processing of the backlog of church archives and brought together by the name of the clergy in question, based on provenance. The documents include personal correspondence, service-related materials, confirmation notes, programmes for installation services, newspaper clippings, reports, and other records. The clergy represented in these archives are: Canon Gerald E. Moffatt; Archdeacon J. R. Davies; Archdeacon George Stavert Tanton; Canon H. M. D. Westin; Father Peter Harris; Father David Garrett; Father David Harris; Father Jacques Smith; and Canon Robert Tuck. Also in the archives is documentation related to the enthronement of George F. Arnold as Bishop.
Charity returns records are submitted by the church to the Canada Revenue Agency annually, in compliance with the Income Tax Act, in order to verify the church's status as a charitable agency. Final documents are retained by the church as archival evidence. The charity returns files are as follows: (1) 1995 (0.25 cm) (2) 1999-2004 (2 cm) (3) 2005-2010 (1 cm) (4) 2011-2014 (1 cm)
Parochial returns records are submitted by the church to the Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, in order to support financial allocations across the diocese. The parochial return form provides financial disclosure re: all sources of income generated by every organization within the church, including interest earned by, and donations made to all funds or accounts maintained by the parochial corporation, including memorial accounts. Final documents are retained by the church as archival evidence. The parochial returns files are as follows: (1) 1998 (0.25 cm) (2) 1999-2005 (2 cm) (3) 2006-2010 (1 cm) (4) 2011-2014 (1 cm)
The series of records related to the management of St. Peter's cemetery and to research about the cemetery include original 19th-century documents about cemetery management, including: a petition to consecrate the cemetery, 1871; a letter from William Welsh to Rev. George Wright Hodgson re the mortgage for church land, 1871; a conveyance between William H. Lord (and wife Susannah Lord) to Rev. G. W. Hodgson for church land, 1871; confirmation of the consecration of cemetery land, 1871; and rules for St. Peter's Graveyard, 1890. Also in the series are correspondence, notes, and financial statements about the cemetery from 1895 to 1957, from 1962 to 2007, and from 2010-2012. Also included is research documentation compiled by archives volunteer Mike Smitherman from 2011, including copies of records from the Provincial Archives and Records Office of Prince Edward Island.
The archives of the Choir of St. Peter's includes: correspondence and leaflets, hymns and music, attendance books, cookbooks and fundraising materials, newspaper clippings, and photo albums. Included in the choir archives are records related to William Edgar Enman, publisher of "One Hundred Hymns and Sacred Lyrics (ca. 1945), who was apparently an active layman of St. Peter’s Cathedral. Also in the choir archives is a letter to Earnest E. Earle on his departure from St. Peter's choir in 1898.
Associated materials include recordings of choral performances, brought together in Collection SPCA 019. These audiovisual recordings are described separately and will be digitized as resources allow.
The photographs show the St. Peter's Men's Group cleaning brass in advance of Christmas services. The parishioners involved were Donalda and Karl Winter, MIchael and Eric Edward, Paul Taweel, Charles Williams and Ivan MacKenzie. Photos A, B, and C have been scanned. Photo A: Donalda and Karl Winter Photo B: MIchael Edward, Paul Taweel Photo C: Ivan Mackenzie
The photographs show a Basketry 101 class held in St. Peter's Hall on 27 February 2011 after church. Some participants shown are Janice MacKinnon, Sally Goddard, Kellie Annett, Cindy MacLean,Lisa Edwards, Cyril Armstrong, Gaie Orton Kennedy and Rebecca MacLure. The photographs were mounted on a poster, which is photo J. Photographs ABCD have been scanned Photo A shows a large group class in action Photo B (left to right) shows the teacher and Cindy Maclean Photo C (left to right) shows Edith Rogers and [?] Photo D (left to right) shows Catherine Edwards and Rosemary Mathis